Chained to the Past

The weight of regret – still shaping every step.
A slow-burning rock song about being trapped by old mistakes. What’s done is done – but its shadow still walks beside you.

Verse 1
I'm trapped inside this room, where silence screams
Chains of my own making — forged from broken dreams
Every step I take, the echoes chase me down
I try to run, but I wear the crown

Pre-chorus
I want to fly, to rise, to feel the sky
But every time I try, I’m pulled back by goodbye

Chorus
Oh, I need a way to break this chain
To shed my skin, escape this pain
I reach for freedom, but it slips through
Still chasing light I never knew

Verse 2
Mistakes I made, they whisper when I sleep
Regret is a mirror I’m forced to keep
I search for doors that never were
And walk the halls of who I were

Pre-chorus
I want to rise, to breathe, to start again
But every step I take loops back to when

Chorus
Oh, I need a way to break this chain
To write a new song, change the refrain
I long for peace, for quiet inside
But the past still walks right by my side

Solo

Chorus
Oh, I need a way to break this hold
To set the fire, and burn the old
I scream for freedom, but no one's near
Still chained to the past, still stuck right here

Chorus
Oh, I need a way to break this hold
To set the fire, and burn the old
I scream for freedom, but no one's near
Still chained to the past, still stuck right here